POPNews|today (02•07•2014)

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07 FEBRUARY 2014 • FRIDAY

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TOP 5
The government was criticized when it
failed to activate the state-owned
Malaya thermal power plant in Rizal to
help bring down the price of electricity
in November and December. As the
weather – and the power rate hike
debate – heats up, however,
Malacañang relayed assurances from
the energy department that the plant
will be up for “70 days to boost supply
during the summer months, when
demand is expected to rise especially
in Luzon.”
State
power plant
to ensure
no
blackouts
during hot
months

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TOP 4
Amid revelations that rice smugglers are
using cash-strapped cooperatives as
dummies, the Bureau of Customs filed
smuggling charges against officials of
a cooperative for the illegal
importation of 28,000 sacks of rice
worth P34 million. Named
respondents are officers of the San
Carlos Multi-Purpose Cooperative
(Sacamuco), one of entities previously
identified to be bringing rice into the
Philippines without import permits. In
2013, the BOC filed 22 rice-related
smuggling cases, seized P1.2 billion
worth of illegally imported rice, and
cancelled the accreditation of 14
importers.
Cooperativ
e engaged
in rice
smuggling
faces raps

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TOP 3
The 2013 Young Adult Fertility and
Sexuality Study reveals an increasing
number of Filipino youth exploring
new forms of sexual activities using
technology and the Internet. Consider:
1 in every 4 Filipino youth has sent or
received sex videos through the
cellphone or the Internet; 1 in every
100 has recorded his/her own sex
video; 4 in every 100 has had sex with
someone they met online or through
text messaging; 6 in every 100
engaged in phone sex.
New media
breeds new
sexual
behavior
among
young
people

5.
TOP 2
The province of Bohol, where the
epicenter of the magnitude 7.2
earthquake that hit Central Visayas
last October was located, needs an
additional $19 million for recovery
efforts. The estimate is based on a
revised action plan, which earlier
raised over $15.1 million from donors,
according to the United Nations’
humanitarian coordinator in Manila.
The additional funds will cover shelter
needs, health, education, and early
recovery efforts. Rehabilitation has
been slowed down by typhoons that
hit the province in succeeding
months.
UN says
Visayas
quake
rehab
needs
$19M more

6.
TOP 1
Ruby Tuason is now under the
government's provisional coverage as a
state witness in its cases against private
and public officials linked to the pork
barrel scam, Justice Secretary Leila de
Lima said Friday, February 7. De Lima
explained that the provisional status
means Tuason is not yet granted full
coverage under the Witness Protection
Program (WPP) of the justice department
pending further evaluation of her
testimony. De Lima confirmed that
Tuason, an associate of alleged pork
barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles,
has executed an affidavit containing "vital
information" that could pin down the
accused in the plunder complaints filed
with the Office of the Ombudsman.
Tuason arrived Friday morning in Manila
and is now under the custody of the
Department of Justice (DOJ).
Ex-Erap
aide Ruby
Tuason
now
'provisional'
state
witness

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